2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

yet been put into practice, and the fact that it is repeated gives the Holy Spirit an
opportunity to make it experiential in the life of the believer. (K. Wuest)
The Bible has its view of the whole of life and the ultimate destiny of man. It tells us that
God has a great plan and purpose for this world, and God is carrying out that plan and
purpose. There is the great teaching in biblical prophecy. The teaching is this, that as
long as sin remains, there will be trouble, and that eventually there will be a final
cataclysmic event. There is no superficial optimism in the Bible. It talks about wars and
rumours of wars, but it tells us that the Son of God who has already conquered death and
sin and the grave, will return again finally to cleanse the world, and that all the forces that
are inimical to God will be finally routed. There is a glorious crowning day coming, there
is a final exodus to look forward to, there is an ultimate apocalypse. (D. Lloyd-Jones)
2 Peter 1:13 Indeed (affirmative), I consider it (h`ge,omai,
PMI1S, Static, Deponent) my duty (Adv. Acc.; responsibility,
privilege), as long as (Acc. Extent of Time) I am (eivmi,
PAI1S, Durative) in this (Dat. Spec.) tent (Loc. Sph.;
dwelling place, idiom: alive in this body), to keep on
stirring up your (Acc. Adv.) mind (diegei,rw, PAInf.,
Iterative, Inf. as Dir. Obj. Of Verb; arousing) by means of
remembrance (Instr. Means),
BGT
2 Peter 1:13 di,kaion de. h`gou/mai( evfV o[son eivmi. evn tou,tw| tw/| skhnw,mati( diegei,rein
u`ma/j evn u`pomnh,sei(
VUL
2 Peter 1:13 iustum autem arbitror quamdiu sum in hoc tabernaculo suscitare vos in
commonitione
LWB 2 Peter 1:14 Knowing that it is imminent, the laying aside of my tent [physical
death], even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me [prophesied Peter’s violent
death].
KW 2 Peter 1:14 Knowing that very soon there is the putting off of my tent, even as also
our Lord Jesus Christ gave me to understand.
KJV
2 Peter 1:14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus
Christ hath shewed me.
TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS
Peter has no reticence about repeating important doctrines that his readers need to hear,
especially because he knows (Intensive Perfect tense) without a doubt (Latin: certainty)
that his physical death is imminent. The “laying aside of my tent” is a euphemism for the
soul shedding the body at the moment of physical death. He knows he is near death
because the Lord Jesus Christ told him it was going to happen without warning. He
prophesied Peter’s imminent, violent death. There was no question that things would be
different if Peter went home and resumed his fishing business. There was no hint that
Peter could avoid the timing and circumstances of his death. There was no “alternate